Oregon's 17th House district

Oregon's 17th House district after redistricting after the 2020 Census

District 17 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021, the boundary for the district includes portions of Linn and Marion counties. The district includes Turner, Aumsville, Detroit, Lyons, Sublimity, Stayton, Mill City and eastern Salem as well as Corban University, the Santiam State Forest, and Mt. Jefferson. The current representative for the district is Republican Ed Diehl of Stayton.[1][2]

Election results

District boundaries have changed over time. Therefore, representatives before 2021 may not represent the same constituency as today. General election results from 2000 to present[3][4] are as follows:

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Write-in percentage
2000 Gary Hansen Democratic 88.49% Thomas Albright Socialist 11.51% No third candidate
2002[a] Jeff Kropf Republican 68.78% Donald Beale Democratic 31.00% 0.22%
2004 Jeff Kropf Republican 82.69% Unopposed 17.31%
2006 Fred Girod Republican 59.06% Dan Thackaberry Democratic 40.49% No third candidate 0.45%
2008[b] Sherrie Sprenger Republican 60.26% Dan Thackaberry Democratic 39.46% 0.28%
2010 Sherrie Sprenger Republican 73.25% Richard Harisay Democratic 26.46% 0.29%
2012 Sherrie Sprenger Republican 69.52% Richard Harisay Democratic 30.20% 0.28%
2014 Sherrie Sprenger Republican 73.68% Richard Harisay Democratic 25.82% 0.50%
2016 Sherrie Sprenger Republican 78.27% Jeff Goodwin Independent 21.10% 0.63%
2018 Sherrie Sprenger Republican 71.18% Renee Windsor-White Democratic 28.58% 0.24%
2020 Jami Cate Republican 69.22% Paige Hook Democratic 28.81% Timothy Dehne Pacific Green Party 1.82% 0.16%
2022 Ed Diehl Republican 96.7% Unopposed 3.3%
2024 Ed Diehl Republican 69.3% David Beem Democratic 30.6% No third candidate 0.2%
  1. ^ Jeff Kropf was the incumbent in this election. He previously represented District 37, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[5]
  2. ^ Sherrie Sprenger was the incumbent in this election. She was appointed to this seat on February 1, 2008 to replace Fred Girod, who resigned to take an appointment to the District 9 seat in the Oregon Senate.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Representatives by District". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Representative Ed Diehl". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "OR State House 17 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Kropf, Jeff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Girod, Fred". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Girod moves to upper-chamber" Archived December 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Oregon Legislative Assembly, January 30, 2008.
  8. ^ "OR State House 17 - Appointment". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.